by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
September 10, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Are you being overcharged by your lawyer? How can you know? And if you really are, is it possible that you — yes, you, the client — are partially to blame? We asked San Francisco-based lawyer John O’Connor — who is a nationally...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
February 09, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver While in their last semester at college, twins Glen and Brad — only 21 at the time — saw a newspaper ad offering a part-time job in “disaster restoration and remediation.” It would change their lives. “We remember the ad as if...
by Dennis Beaver | privacy, technology
January 26, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Security cameras were a popular 2023 Christmas present, and in the days after Santa’s visit, families and business owners were busy at work setting them up — which led to several phone calls from their concerned neighbors, everyone...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
August 27, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Only about 40 percent of Americans do their taxes themselves. The rest of us hire a professional tax preparer, perhaps a CPA, or use a tax preparation service company such as H & R Block or Liberty Tax...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
April 09, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you or someone you know been fired for no valid reason, perhaps simply because of office politics? Did this strike you as wrongful termination, and did you speak with a number of lawyers, all of whom said,...
by Dennis Beaver | testimony
February 28, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we looked at the ways in which personal appearance — clothing, tattoos, piercings — have the potential to influence the outcome of your case. Today, we’ll look at behavior, how exhibiting the...
by Dennis Beaver | retirement
August 10, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver For your readers who are covered by a pension and looking forward to a comfortable retirement, I have a warning, New York attorney Eddie Stone tells You and the Law. “Employers across this country have made promises to their...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
March 31, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Recently we told you about the new California law which now requires that homeowners have a carbon monoxide alarm (detector) in addition to a smoke alarm. Interestingly, those articles generated a number of...
by Dennis Beaver | background checks, employment
June 8, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about the surprise awaiting church members when their newly hired pastor gave his first sermon. “It wasn’t just that it lasted over two hours and the guy could not stop talking, or that he screamed at any church...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
June 19, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Your article about noisy restaurants really got my attention. That has been one of my pet peeves as well as ordering an expensive bottle of wine in a restaurant or buying one at a wine shop only to...
